Assistant Professor Coimbra

Assistant Professor
Coimbra
Coimbra, Coimbra District, Portugal

Organisation/Company: Universidade de Coimbra

Department: SGRH - DRGC

Research Field: Engineering » Mechanical engineering

Other Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2)

Positions: Ph
D Positions

Country: Portugal

Application Deadline: 22 Apr 2025 - 00:00 (Europe/Lisbon)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Job Status: Full-time

Hours Per Week: 35

Offer Starting Date: 11 Mar 2025

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme

Reference Number: IT136-24-14257

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

I publicly announce that, by my order issued at the date of signature of this notice, an international tender for 2 positions of teaching career statute in the category of Assistant Professor in the field of Mechanical Engineering, subfields of Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, and Thermodynamics is hereby open for 30 working days following the publication of the present notice in Diário da República [Official Journal of the Portuguese Republic]. The stated position will be held under a public service employment contract of unspecified duration at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra.

This international tender shall be conducted pursuant to the Estatuto da Carreira Docente Universitária [University Teaching Career Statute] in its latest version, hereinafter referred to as ECDU, and the Regulamento de Recrutamento e Contratação de Pessoal Docente da Universidade de Coimbra [Regulation on the Recruitment and Hiring of Teaching Staff of the University of Coimbra] hereinafter referred to as RRCPDUC, Regulation Nr. 330/2016, of 29 March, as well as further applicable legislation.

Admission Requirements

II. 1. Applicants shall be at least 18 years old, not be inhibited to holding a job in the public sector, nor forbidden to perform the intended position; applicants shall also be in good health and possess the psychological profile required for the job and shall meet the compulsory vaccination requirements.

II. 2. To be, on the date of the deadline for submitting applications, holder of a doctorate degree, in the area or in any of the disciplinary areas for which the tender is open, or in a related area that, complemented with the scientific path, show the ability to work centrally the tender is open.

Application

III. 1. Submission: Candidates must access and register on the electronic platform apply. uc. pt, to submit the application, selecting the procedure to which they intend to apply.

Mandatory documents:

1. Curriculum Vitae, duly dated and signed, in Portuguese or English language.
2. Career Development plan up to 10 pages.
3. Copy of qualification certificates.
4. Document identifying the 5 scientific results or activities that represent the most significant contributions.
5. Separate copies of the documents proving the contributions.
6. Copy of other works that the candidate considers relevant.

III. 3. All application documents above indicated shall be submitted in either Portuguese or English.

Selection methods and criteria

IV. 1. Selection Methods: CV Assessment (50%) + Public Hearing (50%) + Approval on Absolute Merit (qualification criterion).

IV. 2. Selection criteria for both CV Assessment and Public Hearing include scientific performance, pedagogical skills, and other relevant activities.

Notification of candidates

VII. 1. All acts of the procedure are published on the Apply UC electronic platform during the course of the procedure.

Chairman: Edmundo Heitor da Silva Monteiro, Full Professor and Director of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra

This Public Notice will be published in Portuguese in Diário da República, 2nd Series, and on the website Bolsa de Emprego Público.

Pursuant to subparagraph h) of Article 9 of the Portuguese Constitution, the University of Coimbra promotes a policy of equal opportunities between men and women in access to employment.